PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT [Abstract]

NOTE 4 - PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

Property, plant and equipment at December 31, 2012 and 2011 are summarized as follows:

	2012		2011
Land	$	1,998	$	1,971
Building		16,526		15,680
Equipment		70,859		66,584
Construction in progress		11,446		2,632
		100,829		86,867
Less: Accumulated depreciation		48,104		42,585
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	52,725	$	44,282

Depreciation expense was $5,672, $5,323 and $4,644 for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for long-lived, physical assets that are used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale. Examples include land, buildings, machinery and equipment, and other types of furniture and equipment including, but not limited to, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment and software. This disclosure may include property plant and equipment accounting policies and methodology, a schedule of property, plant and equipment gross, additions, deletions, transfers and other changes, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, net, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense and useful lives, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures.

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